Dr Duncan Hewitt

Duncan Hewitt is an applied mathematician who is interested in using mathematics to model and better understand the world around us. His research lies in the broad fields of fluid dynamics and mathematical modelling, with applications to geophysical, industrial, and biological settings.

His particular research interests include the mechanics of rheologically complex materials, flow through porous and deformable media, and the behaviour of granular suspensions.

Duncan received his PhD from the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex College, 2014), and was a Research Fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (2015-2019). He has also worked as a postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and more recently as an Associate Professor at University College London (2019-2023).